Pipe hanger



May 29, 1923. 1,457,106

J. B. -EsTEP PIPE HANGER Filed April 1o. 1922 Patented May 29, 1923.

Uni s, i `f JOHN B. ns'rnr'jor CLEVELAND, oHIo.

PIPE taalvenri.v

`Application led April 10, 1792.2. Serial Nol 551,231. i

To all wlw/m, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN BjEsrnr, a citizen oftlieUnited States, residing at Cleve land, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful' Pipe Hanger, of which the following is a specification. n

This invention 4relates to improvements in pipe-hangers, and pertains more especially to a pipe-hanger adapted to be used: in supporting a Vpipe and comprising a pipe-embraceable metal strap and a supporting member for said strap. Il f One object ofthis invention is to secure the component members of a pipe-hanger of the character indicated ytogether without the securing devices.

Another object is to facilitate the manufacture and assemblage. of said component members, and to render my improved hanger simple, strong and durable in construction.

With these objects in view', and to attain any other object hereinafter appearing, this invention consists in certain features of construction, and combinations and relative arrangements of parts, hereinafter described in this specification, pointed` out in the claims, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a sideelevation illustrative of v my improved pipehanger shown as. participating in the support' of a substantially horizontal pipe. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2--2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, lookingA downwardly. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken along the line 4 4 in Fig. 1.`

Fig. 5 yis' avertica-l section'takenl along the line 5 5 in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken along the line 6--6 in Fig. 1, looking upwardly.

Referring to said drawings, lOindicates a substantially horizontal pipe'in the support of which my improved pipe-hanger'V is shown as participating, and said hanger Vcomprises a flexible metal strap 12 which isshown 'as extending under and thereby forming'arseatj for saidl pipe. The strap 12 has two'opposite lflexible side portions 18 arranged and contoured as requiredto extend transversely of andembrace 'opposite `sides respectively of the pipe 10 andspaced at their upper ends, as `shownin Fig. 2. Each side portion 13` of said's'trapterminates, at its upper'end, in a" usev of bolts, screws, nuts, rivets or similar project-sl through the slot-16 -andyinto an SbStmta-lly vertically upwardlyfpreieane i arm 14. l

A supporting member, preferably consisting of a substantially vertical' metal 'st ripflj,"v

is sho-wn as supportingthefstrapf12 a-nd" f," adapted to be suspended from'jasi'lpporting object (not shown) and has its lower End portion extending between the arms 14S Said portion of the strap-supporting istrip( f 15 is provided, between thearms 14 vof' the strap 12, lwith ahole 1 6 extending later-ally,vv I through said strap-supporting strip.v` {Pref- 1 erably said'holejl lis inthe form ofa rec-' tangular slot e'aten'ding'endwis'e"A of' the'.

strap-supporting strip 1 5 and havinga sub1-` l stantia-lly horizontal bottom wall and a top,`

said bottom wall... n

vEach ofthe arms 14 has a tongue 18 which wall which 'is .substantially*parallel y i aperture '2O formed'in the other/,o f'jsaid arms, and the bottom` wall of said slot -1'6 forms a seat for said tongue whichis larranged.; to rest on saidwall. @The tongue 18 of each of thearms 14j is provided, within theother of said arms, with a projection `f21 ext-ending -belowthe s'lot`16,'andsaidslot l extends'somewhat farther abovethe'tongues 18 ofthe rarms 14than the projections 21 ofA said tongues extend below said slotwhen the `tongues rest onthe bottom vvallof said slot;

By the h'ereinbefore described construe#` tion it will be observed that each of the arms. 14. is apertured as required `tofac'commodiatethe reception of the tongue 18 'ofthe other'.

of said arms, land I would here remark thatv the tongue 18 ofeach arm 14 is preferably formedby'a-laterally struck vportion of'saidA 95 arm and trimmed or contour'edas required to formv the projection :21 ,ofk saidton'gue, yand that said laterally'struckportionis ar'- ranged tobe seated: on 'edge on the bottom; wall of the slot 16 inthe strap-supporting strip 1-5. :The tongueformin'g laterallyv struck portions v18,0f the arms14, asv shown,

inFio. 5 uare:arranged sideb sidein the 7 D Y .v

slot 16, and each kof said portions 18 isi'in close proximity, at its outer side, to the afl-y4 `jacent side wallof said slot.

The aperture 2 0 in each arm ably rectangular and extends endwiseof the arm, and thek outer end portionof thetongu'e 18 of veach of the armslifis arranged wholly 4within the aperture 2O 'oftheother of said. arms. `The topy wall of the aperture` ZO'in'each of the arms 14 is iiicloserelatio y' vf j n 1:.

to and overlaps the top edge ot the tongue 18 of the other of said arms. The apertures 2O in the arms 14 preferably extend somewhat below the projections 21 ot the tongues 18, and it will be observedthat', when said tongues are seated on the bottom wall ot the slot 16 in the strap-supporting strip 157 the projection 21 ot the tonguel oi each arm 14 cooperates with thel adjacent portion ot said strip in retaining said arm in proper posit-ion in relation to said strip7 but in order to insure the holding o the arms 14 in fclose relation to said strip a collar 22 is provided,

rPhe collar 22 preferably consists et asubstantialiy horizontal metal plate having a rectangular slot 23 formed substantially centrally of andy extending vertically through the plate, and said plate is arranged above the elevation at which the pipe 10 is shown held, and the arms 14 extend through said slot. 1t will be observed that the strap-sup porting strip 15 has Yits lower end portion centrally between the side walls ot the slot 23 in the collar-orming pla-te 22, that opposlte sides ot1 said portion of said strip are spaced from and face in the direction ot opposite side walls respectively ot said slot.

that each side wall ot said slot is in close relation to the adjacent arm 14 which ex tends between said wall and said strip, and that the plate or collar 22 .is not onij,7 below the slot 16 in said strip but arranged below the apertures 2O in the arms 14 and consequently below the projections 21 oft the tongues 18 ot said arms.

The collar 22 is removable upwardly from the arms 14, and obviously the flexibility ot the side portions 13 of the strap 12 perm-its said arms, upon lifting the strap 12 tar enough to bring the projections 21 ot the tongues 18 above the bottom of the slot 16 in the strap-supporting strip 15 after shitting said collar tar enough upwardly above the arms14, to be manipulated as required to remove the tongues 18 from said slot and thereby detach the strap 12 from said vstrapsupporting strip. y

By the hereinbetore described construction it will be observed that my improved pipe-hanger vis not only simple. strong and durable, but that all et they hereinbeitore stated objects are successfully attained.

,What I claim is- 1. A pipe-hanger comprising a. metal strap which is adapted to extend under and form a seat for a pipe and has two opposite flexible portions arranged and contoured as required to embrace opposite sides respectively of said pipe and spaced at their upper ends and each terminating at its upper end 1n an upwardly projecting arm, a supporting j member `which is adapted to support said strap and extends between the upwardly projecting arms ot said opposite portions o the pipe-embraceable strap and is provided between said arms with a hole extending laterally through the strap-supporting memberrand having a bottom wall, and a collar adapted to hold said arms in close relation to said step-supporting member, each ot said arms having a tongue which projects through the aforesaid hole and into the other of said arms and is adapted to rest on the aforesaid wall.

2. A pipe-hanger comprising a metal strap which is adapted to extend under and form a seat for a pip'e and has two opposite portions arranged to extend transversely ot opposite sides respectively ot said pipe and each terminating at its upper end in an upwardly projecting flexible arin, a supportmember which is adapted to support said strap and extends between the upwardly projecting arms of said opposite portions ot the pipeembraceable strap and has a hole formed between said arms and extending laterally through said strap-supporting member, and a collar arranged to hold said arms in close relation to said strapsupporting member, said strap-supporting member and said arms extending throughk said collar. said arms havin;T tongues projecting through the aforesaid hole, and the collar being below said hole and movable upwardly above said arms'. l

A pipe-hanger lcomprising a metal strap which is adapted to extend under and 'forni a seat for a pipe and has two opposite tlexiole sidev portions arranged to extend transversely of opposite sides respectively ot said pipe and spaced at their upper ends, a supporting strip which is adapted to support said strap and extends between the upwardly projecting arms of said side portions of the pipe-einbraceable strap and has a hole having a bottom wall and formed between said arms and extending laterally through the strap-supporting strip,. each of said arms having a tongue which projects through said hole and is provided within the other ,of said arms with a projection extending below said hole, each ot said arms being apertured as required to accommodate the location ot the tongue of the other of said arms, and the tongue ot each arm being termed by a laterally struck portion ot said arm and trimmed or contoured as required to 'lorm'the aforesaid projection off said arm and arranged to he seated on edge on the aforesaid wall.

4. A pipe-hanger comprising a metal strap which is adapted to extend under and form a seat :tor a pipe and has two opposite flexible side portions arranged and contoured as required to embraceopposite sides respectively of said pipe and each terminating at its upper end in an upwardly projecting arm, a substantially vertical supporting` strip which is adapted to support said strap and, extends between the upwardly project- Y required to form the aforesaid projection of said tongue, the tongues of said arms being side by side within said slot, and each tongue being in close proximity at its outer side to the adjacent side wall of said slot and adapted to be seated on edge on the bottom wall of said slot.

5. In a pipe-hanger, the combination, with a supporting strip, of a flexible metal strap which is adapted to extend under and form a seat for a pipe and has two opposite portions arranged to extend transversely of opposite sides respectively of said pipe and each terminating in an upwardly projecting arm, the upwardly projecting arms of said portions of the pipe-embraceable strap overlapping opposite sides respectively of the strap-supporting strip, said strap-supporting strip having a hole which extends laterally through said strip and has a bottom wall7 each of the aforesaid arms having a tongue which projects through said hole and is adapted to rest on edge on said wall and provided within the other of said arms with a projection extending below` said hole, said hole extending farther above the tongues of said arms than the projections of said tongues extend belowsaid hole whenthe tongues rest on' the bottom wall of said hole,

said projections having sloping surand faces facing downwardly and laterally t0- ward the strap-supporting strip.

6. A pipe -hanger` comprising a flexible metal strap which is adapted to extend under and form a seat for a substantially horizontal pipe and has two opposite portions. arranged and contoured as required to'embraCe opposite sides respectively of the pipe and each terminating atv its upper end 'in an upwardly projecting arm, a substantially n horizontal collar-forming plate having an opening which extends through thel plateand is formed substantially centrally of the plate and arranged to be engaged by the upwardly projecting arms of said opposite portions o'f the pipe-embraceable strap, and a supporting strip having a portion thereof extending between said arms, said arms extending throughsaid opening and being in close relation to the strap-supporting strip,

said portion of said strap-supporting strip being provided between said arms with a hole extending laterally through said strip,

eachof said arms having a tongue which projects through said hole in said strip and v into the other of said arms, and theaforesaid plate being in close relation to and removable from said arms. v

In testimony whereof, I sign the foregoing specification, this 6th day of April, 1922.

l JOI-IN B. ESTEP. 

